What ethnicity is Melissa Wu?
What ethnicity is Melissa Wu?
Wu lives in Sydney. Her mother is Australian, and her father is Chinese. She is the cousin of Australian Olympic rugby sevens player James Stannard and the second cousin of Australian hurdler Jana Pittman.
What happened to Melissa Wu?
Ant then helped Melissa to her feet and sent her away with the medic for further treatment under the supervision of DS Clint Emerson. Though she quickly recovered, Melissa didn’t recall passing out after the brutal challenge; which may be for the best, given the nasty fall she went through.
Who is Melissa Wu partner?
The experience Wu gained in Melbourne was vital to helping her and partner Briony Cole win silver in the same event at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, in the process becoming the youngest Australian ever to win an Olympic medal in diving.
Can Melissa Wu speak Chinese?
Melissa Wu Wu’s paternal grandparents are from China. But she speaks little Chinese.
Was Melissa Wu a gymnast?
By the age of 16 Wu had medalled at every major international open competition as well as winning a Gold medal at Junior World Championships. After the Olympics Melissa began training in the senior squad under coach Hui Tong.
Is Melissa Wu still diving?
Wu is still struggling with the pain but through physio, rehab and pilates has managed to work her way back to diving off the 10m platform – though the dives are at a much lower difficulty to those that earned her a spot on the podium in Tokyo.
